Athlon Sports Features
NFL: Free Agency Preview
The craziness of NFL free agency begins Friday. Mike Nahrstedt previews the upcoming open-market period and explains what could happen if a new CBA isn't reached before Friday.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Combine - Defense
Put down your stopwatch and step away from the orange cones, the NFL Scouting Combine is officially over. Check out which defensive players made the most of their job interview in Indianapolis.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Combine - Offense
While the Vancouver Olympics were wrapping up, the NFL Scouting Combine was just getting started. Check out which offensive players made the most of their job interview in Indianapolis.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Lockout Would Cost League Too Much
The NFL, by any calculation, is at the height of its all-time popularity. So it would be a shame if the owners and players managed to screw that up with a 2011 lockout.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Athlon's All-AFC and All-NFC Teams
The Pro Bowl has turned into a joke, but that doesn't mean the league's All-Stars should be discounted. Here's how Pro Bowl lineups would look if it were up to Athlon Sports, plus picks for the major award winners.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Athlon's All-Rookie Team
Some of them were the stars of last April's Draft and others flew under the radar, but all of Athlon's Rookie Team members excelled in their first season in the league.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Greatest Moments in Super Bowl History
We prepare you for Super Sunday with a little history lesson. Our writers have gone list crazy in identifying the best of the best in the 43-game history of the Super Bowl.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Colts, Saints Will Meet in Super Bowl
The top two seeds in the playoffs reached the Super Bowl for the first time since 1993 on the strength of strong quarterback play and the timely play of a pair of underrated defenses.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Manning leads Colts to another Super Bowl
Peyton Manning threw two touchdown passes in the second half and the Indianapolis Colts punched their ticket to Super Bowl XLIV with a 30-17 win over Mark Sanchez and the upstart New York Jets in the AFC Championship Game at Lucas Oil Stadium.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Championship Weekend Preview
Both No. 1 seeds reached the league championship games for the first time since 2004. Will they meet in the Super Bowl? Mike Nahrstedt previews this weekend's games.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Ryan has changed Jets' losing culture
There are those who believe that the Jets’ 17-14 win in San Diego on Sunday was the franchise’s biggest upset since Super Bowl III. But Rex Ryan has already done something more stunning this season. Somehow, he brought hope to a franchise known for its despair.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Rest-Over-Rust Prevails
Three of the four teams that took the first week of the playoffs off advanced to the conference championship games this weekend. Mike Nahrstedt provides his take on the divisional round of games.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Divisional Weekend Preview
Eight teams remain in the quest for the Vince Lombardi Trophy and Mike Nahrstedt has your divisional round preview for this weekend's four games.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Sorting out a Wild weekend
A trio of Week 17 rematches headlined Wild Card weekend in the NFL, and in two of the three scenarios, the victor did not change. What did we learn from the first week of the playoffs?
[FULL STORY]NFL: Wild Card Weekend
If familiarity does, indeed, breed contempt, there will be no love lost between combatants in the NFL’s wild card weekend. Three of the games are rematches of games played just last week, the fourth is a rematch from earlier this season.
[FULL STORY]NFL: Topsy-turvy NFL playoffs begin
One month ago we were all destined to see a Super Bowl with two unbeaten teams -- Indianapolis and New Orleans. But now that the postseason is finally here, the entire NFL has seemingly gone crazy. How does Ralph Vacchiano think it'll all play out?
[FULL STORY]NFL: End of the year power rankings
The NFL playoffs are set to begin this weekend but first, Mike Nahrstedt wraps up the regular season with the final edition of his Power Rankings column.
[FULL STORY]Jets clinch final AFC playoff spot
Brad Smith ran for 92 yards and a score on only four carries, and the New York Jets crushed the Cincinnati Bengals, 37-0, in the final regular season game at Giants Stadium to clinch the final playoff spot.
[FULL STORY]Fantasy Updates - PlayerScope
Nick Folk
The Jets signed Folk, who was released by Dallas in December. If incumbent kicker Jay Feely leaves in free agency, Folk provides insurance. If Feely re-signs, Folk provides training camp competition....
[FULL STORY]Leon Washington
He is a head of schedule in his recovery from the broken leg. At this point he expects to be ready for the season opener in 2010....
[FULL STORY]Kellen Clemens
Clemens will start for Mark Sanchez (knee) in Week 14 against Tampa Bay....
[FULL STORY]Mark Sanchez
Coach Rex Ryan announced that QB Kellen Clemens will start this week (Week 14) in place of the injured Mark Sanchez....
[FULL STORY]Jerricho Cotchery
He did not play in Week 7. He has practiced this week and looks good. We expect he will play Week 8....
[FULL STORY]Shonn Greene
Greene was summoned when Leon Washington broke his leg and responded with 144 yards rushing and two TDs against Oakland....
[FULL STORY]David Clowney
Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) is looking like he won't play this week, though that's not yet official. If Cotchery is out, Clowney will start opposite Braylon Edwards....
[FULL STORY]Braylon Edwards
Jerricho Cotchery (hamstring) has not yet been officially ruled out for this week, but it appears unlikely he will play. If that's the case, Edwards will be a must-start for many owners and David Clowney will start opposite Edwards....
[FULL STORY]Kevin O'Connell
Just to be on the safe side, O'Connell might not want to unpack his bags. After being released by New England and then signed by Detroit, he has been traded to the Jets. Including O'Connell, New York now has four QBs on the roster....
[FULL STORY]Aundrae Allison
Allison has been signed by the Jets, but is in the mix for a backup role and has little fantasy value....
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Vacchiano: Patroits are the favorites in '07
A lot of things can change between now and next February. But the events of draft weekend, and some of the events of the two months before, have Ralph Vacchiano convinced that the Pats are the early favorite to win Super Bowl XLII.
Vacchiano: Quinn's value being overlooked
No player in this year’s draft has seen his stock yo-yo more than former Notre Dame quarterback Brady Quinn. Ralph Vacchiano says the "Golden Boy" will be a great pick up for whichever team doesn't out-think themselves.
Vacchiano: NFL must send message to teams
NFL commissioner Roger Goodell suspended Pacman Jones and Chris Henry on Tuesday for their off-the-field problems. Ralph Vacchiano applauds the decision but says the league should focus on punishing the teams as well.
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